Minneapolis ECFE Parents Council

Welcome! This blog is for members of the Minneapolis ECFE Parents Council (formerly known as the "PAC"). Here you will find minutes, updates, links, and discussions relevant to the Parents Council. Take a look around the site or click on the tabs below for detailed information.

If You’re Going to Play,
Bring Your “A Game” for Advocacy
Agitate: ECFE? Parent Education? Children? Funding? What or
WHO inspires you to lend your voice to a cause? What are you
feeling frothy about? What are you having passionate feelings
about?
Articulate: Share your story. Time to craft your message. What is
it you want to say about ECFE? Practice it. Again. And again.
Condense it. Practice it some more, with feeling. There! You found
it.
Amplify: Who else is singing your song? What organizations can
you connect with to amplify your voice? What does the research
say? Who else endorses this work? Power up your story with
research.
Advocate: Who is out of the loop? Where are the gaps? Who
needs to hear your message? How will you deliver it? Who/What
are the roadblocks? Name them. Roll up your sleeves. Make a
plan. Grab a seat at the table. Bring your own chair if you need to.
Act: Organize. Go Public. SPEAK UP. Take Care of Yourself.
Move. March. Testify. Write. SPEAK UP. Lobby. SPEAK UP.
Repeat. Take Care of Each Other. What are your short term goals?
What are your long term goals? What are your longer term goals?
Assess: What gains are we making? What do we need to do to be
more effective? How will we share what we learned? How do we
build leadership in advocacy work?